Brassiere pocket



Jan. 12, 1960 A. YORK 2,920,628

' BRASSIERE POCKET Filed Oct. 7, 1958 /8 Alleene York INVENTOR.

United States Patent BRASSIERE POCKET Aileene York, Salem, Oreg.

Application October 7, 1958, Serial No. 765,748

2 Claims. (Cl. 128-513) The present invention generally relates to anarticle of apparel and more particularly to a brassiere in which isincorporated a pocket on the interior lower surface of the usual breastcup for receiving valuable articles such as jewelry, money or the like.

The primary object of the present invention is to provide a pocket inthe breast cup of a brassiere which pocket is generally formed by apolygonal member having the major portion of its periphery stitched toor otherwise secured to the inner surface of the breast cup, the upperedge thereof free and being detachably connected to the inner surface ofthe breast cup by virtue of a separable fastening element such as a snapfastener.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a pocketincorporated into a brassiere which is simple, easy to install, welladapted for its intended purposes and relatively inexpensive tomanufacture.

These together with other objects and advantages which will becomesubsequently apparent reside in the details of construction andoperation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawing forming a part hereof, whereinlike numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the brassiere of the present inventionillustrating the pocket attached to the interior surface of one of thebreast cups;

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the interior of the breast cupillustrating the pocket partially opened; and

Figure 3 is a detailed sectional view taken substantially upon a planepassing along section line 3-3 of Figure 1 illustrating further detailsof construction of the pocket.

Referring now specifically to the drawings, the numeral generallydesignates a brassiere which includes the usual pair of breast cups 12having shoulder straps 14 attached thereto along the top edge and a bodyencircling strap 16 extending rearwardly which strap is provided withthe usual separable ends such as indicated by the numeral 18. This partof the brassiere is conventional and may be any of several commerciallyavailable types. 'Iheinteriorsurfaceofoneefthebreastcupsnisprovided witha pocket forming panel 20 having the lower edge thereof connected withthe finish hem 22 at the lower edge of the cup 12 by stitching 24. Thepanel isalso secured to the side edges of the cup 12 by stitching 26 andthe upper edge of the panel 20 is convexly curved generally conformingto the center rib or seam of the breast cup 12 which is designated bythe numeral 28. The upper edge of the panel 20 is partially secured tothe breast cup 12 as by stitching 30 with a restricted opening 32 beingprovided by the uppermost edge of the panel 20.

The uppermost portion or apex of the panel 20 is provided with a snapfastener element such as the female snap fastener element 34 forseparable engagement with a male snap fastener element 36 in the breastcup 12 thereby forming a closure for the pocket which is defined by theflexible panel 20 and the lower portion of the breast cup 12. With thisconstruction, valuables such as money, jewelry or the like may beinserted into the breast cup and retained in a safe and secure positionthereby eliminating their possible loss. The pocket forming panel 20 maybe constructed of any suitable material normally used in brassieres, andthe pocket may also be used in strapless brassieres.

The foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles ofthe invention. Further, since numerous modifications and changes willreadily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limitthe invention to the exact construction and operation shown anddescribed, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalentsmay be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention asclaimed.

What is claimed as new is as follows:

1. In a brassiere, the combination of a breast cup having upper andlower complemental portions, a panel of flexible material substantiallycoextensive with and disposed at the inside of the lower portion of saidbreast cup, and stitching securing all but a small portion of themarginal edge of said panel to the breast cup whereby to provide apocket therebetween adapted to receive small articles of value, theunstitehed small portion of said marginal edge providing an entrance forsaid pocket disposed centrally of the upper edge of said panel, saidentrance being substantially narrower than the breast cup.

2. The garment as defined in claim 1 together with coacting snapfastener elements provided in said breast cup and on said unstitehedsmall portion of said marginal edge of said panel to constitute aclosure for the entrance of said pocket. 7

Drennan Oct. 1, 1901 Rosenthal Dec. 27, 1938'

